Mexico City to host the AAPG Latin America Geothermal Systems Workshop

Mexico City will be hosting the Latin America Geothermal Systems Workshop, the first AAPG workshop in Latin America dedicated to advanced geothermal. Mexico City will host the Latin America Geothermal Systems Workshop 2026 on 2-3 September 2026, the first …

G2E and SAGSE to promote G2E Platinum Club executive program across Latin America

As part of their ongoing strategic collaboration, Global Gaming Expo and SAGSE are joining efforts to increase awareness of the G2E Platinum Club Program among qualified gaming executives throughout Latin America. The G2E Platinum Club is an exclusive …

Why Latin America won’t abandon China despite Trump’s pressure campaign

As head of an association representing cities across Colombia, Andrés Santamaría Garrido has a front-row seat to observe China’s economic playbook at the municipal level. Sitting in his downtown Bogota office containing a model of the city’s red metro …

Trump fails to loosen China’s economic grip on Latin America

As head of an association representing cities across Colombia, Andrés Santamaría Garrido has a front-row seat to observe China’s economic playbook at municipal level.  Sitting in his downtown Bogotá office containing a model of the city’s red metro train …

Asian investment gains ground in Latin America, focusing on infrastructure

Companies from Japan, Thailand, and Indonesia, but especially China, contribute significantly to industrial growth, as they not only boost employment but also drive technological progress in the region. Thus, with more than US$94 billion in announced …

US strikes another ‘drug boat’ in the Pacific as it prepares to expand campaign on land in Latin America

American forces have targeted another vessel in the eastern Pacific in an attack that left two accused drug smugglers dead, according to the Pentagon. U.S. Southern Command confirmed the attack in an early Monday social media post. More than 210 people …

China Is Not Yielding to the ‘Trump Corollary’ in Latin America

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2026. (Andres Martinez Casares for POOL Photo via AP) U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration have spent much of the past …

El Salvador to Invest $3 Billion in Education, Eyeing Latin America’s Top GDP Allocation.

El Salvador is embarking on an unprecedented transformation of its public education sector, pledging to increase annual education spending to $3 billion. Announced by President Nayib Bukele before nearly 30,000 youth at the Jorge “El Mágico” González …

Kapso raises US$1.4 million to become the WhatsApp infrastructure for developers in Latin America

The Chilean startup Kapso raised a round of US$1.4 million to accelerate the development of its platform that allows any developer to integrate the official WhatsApp Business API into their products. The company was founded by Andrés Matte, a former …

CARIBBEAN-FINANCE- IDB Group and JICA expand development partnership for financing projects in Latin America and the ...